BRANDS & TATOOS
I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY MEMBERS OF NPHCs HAVE EITHER BRANDED OR TATOOTED THEIR SORORITY'S OR FRATERNITY'S GREEK LETTERS OR CREST ON TO THEIR SKIN. AFTER SPEAKING TO A MEMBER OF A NPHC SORORITY SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THAT WAS DISRESPECTFUL TO THE ORGANIZATION AND WHAT IT STOOD FOR. FOR YEARS THE QUEs HAVE BEEN KNOWN FOR THEIR BRANDS AND KAPPAS FOR HAVING TATOOS. I HAVE ALSO SEEN MANY WOMEN IN BLACK SORORITIES WITH THEIR GREEK LETTERS TATOOED ON THEIR BACKS AND ANKLES. HOW DO MEMBERS OF NPHCs FEEL ABOUT THIS? DO YOU FEEL IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO THE ORGANIZATION, WHETHER IT BE A SORORITY OR FRATERNITY? OR DO YOU FEEL THAT IT IS JUST HAVING PRIDE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION AND REINFORCING YOUR COMMITMENT AND LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP?
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